Food forest ideas for a steep hill?

Hello friends!

Forgive me, I'm new here. I have a super steep hill that's currently covered in weeds that I would like to turn into a little food forest, but I'm having trouble knowing how to get started. I'm in zone 7a and have naturally sandy soil. Some of the weeds that have taken over are Canada Thistle, Burdock, and Mugwort. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!

Steep sandy slopes are actually brilliant for fruit trees once you get them established. The drainage means roots won't sit in water, which most fruit trees hate. I'd start with some nitrogen fixers to stabilise things and build soil, something like autumn olive or goumi if you're zone 7a. Then slot fruit trees in between once you've got some organic matter building up. For the weeds, I wouldn't fight them all at once. Sheet mulch sections as you go, cardboard and wood chips, and plant into those. Trying to clear the whole hill first is a recipe for erosion on a steep slope. The burdock actually has deep taproots that are breaking up your sandy subsoil, so it's doing some work for you even if it looks like chaos.